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The major shortcoming of most patient portals is their linkage to a single health organization. If a patient uses more than one organization for healthcare, the patient normally needs to log on to each organization's portal to access information. This results in a fragmented view of individual patient data.
A HealthVault record stored an individual's health information. Access to a record was through a HealthVault account, which may have been authorized to access records for multiple individuals, e.g., so that a parent could manage records for their children, or a child could access their parent's records to help the parent deal with medical issues.
The term "personal health record" is not new. The term was used as early as June 1978, [2] and in 1956, there was a reference was made to a "personal health log." [3] The term "PHR" may be applied to both paper-based and computerized systems; [4] usage in the late 2010s usually implies an electronic application used to collect and store health data.
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The Blue Button Logo, April 2012. The Blue Button is a system for patients to view online and download their own personal health records.Several Federal agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs, implemented this capability for their beneficiaries. [1]
Google Health was the name given to a 2008–2012 version of a service, which allowed Google users to volunteer their health records—either manually or by logging into their accounts at partnered health services providers—into the Google Health system, thereby merging potentially separate health records into one centralized Google Health profile.
There is some evidence that patient access may help outcomes. Sharing their electronic health records with people who have type 2 diabetes may help these people to reduce their blood sugar levels . [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] It is a way of helping people understand their own health condition and involving them actively in its management.
Veradigm also provides products for patient engagement and care coordination, as well as financial and analytics technology. The company has more than 180,000 physician users and has products in 2,700 hospitals and 13,000 extended care organizations. [7] The company formally changed its name from Allscripts to Veradigm in January 2023. [8]